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Newly commissioned second lieutenants participate in the traditional hat toss at the end of the 2014 commencement ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 28, 2014.

HAT TOSS

Newly commissioned second lieutenants participate in the traditional hat toss at the end of the 2014 commencement ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., May 28, 2014.

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